Eric Clapton – Riding With The King

The Onyx Album-Gospel Blues

Wolves Knew My Name

> Quod tibi, hoc alteri, ne alteri quod non vis tibi.

At the root of all state power’s might
Lie cannibal principles, old:
The golden rule dressed up as right,
Morals princes and kings uphold.
What suits Jove is pleased as can be—
Not so for the ox, it is plain.
But the leaden font’s decree
Is tattooed in the brain—
In each vein.

Do as I do!
Repeat after me!
Dash!!!
Stretch your arms in a ragged span,
Warm by fire, wash in the ash,
Each with a fair share— loss and victory— as man.

At the heart of every law,
Be it precedent, dogma’s decree—
An idol from icons of yore,
Peering into you and me.
Frost, when it passes the pools,
Turns all into shards of ice.
A law must be earned as a rule—
By each simple soul’s sacrifice.

Do as I do!
Repeat after me!
Blame!!!
It suits us well—death, a gift for the brother.
The garden of pleasures, the triptych of shame—
Three fates for three—scarred, living, one after another.

All morals begin, in the end,
With fortune’s sardonic sneer.
We did not write the tablets, my friend—
They were read aloud for us to hear.
One stencil fits all to the wall—
The law the same for all blood.
They say Al Capone, enthralled,
Heard his sentence—and wept where he stood.

Do as I do!
Repeat after me!
Growl!!!
Clamp the golden bit in your teeth.
It will be well soon, just wait, dear soul—
Who’s last for the ferry beneath?—
I’ll follow foul.

The Golden Law

Riding With The King

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Rock And Roll Records (feat. Tom Petty)

Help the Poor

Ten Long Years

Three O'Clock Blues

Boom Boom

Boom Boom (feat. Jimmie Vaughan) [2007 - Remaster]

Cajun Moon

The Old Man And Me (feat. Tom Petty)

Marry You

Deuces Wild

Rock Me Baby (feat. Eric Clapton)

The Healer

The Healer (feat. Carlos Santana & The Santana Band)

The Life Of Riley

Winwood Greatest Hits Live

Dear Mr. Fantasy (Live)

Come Rain or Come Shine

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